STATUTORY
RULES.
1933. No. 137.
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REGULATION
UNDER THE QUARANTINE ACT 1908-1924.
I,
THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the
advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation
under the Quarantine Act 1908-1924,
to come into operation forthwith.
Dated
this fifteenth day of December, 1933.
ISAAC A. ISAACS
Governor-General.
By
His Excellency’s Command,
C. W. C. MARR
Minister for Health.
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Amendment of Quarantine Regulations 1927.
The Quarantine Regulations 1927
(Statutory Rules 1927, No. 8) as amended by Statutory Rules No. 126 of 1929 are
amended by omitting regulation 84 and substituting therefor the following:—
84. Every imported animal shall, unless otherwise
dealt with in accordance with these Regulations or with the directions of the
Chief Quarantine Officer, be isolated in quarantine at a quarantine station.
The period of isolation shall date from the time of removal from the vessel by
which the animal arrived in Australia and shall be not less than—
In
the case of—
| Days. |
Horses, asses and
mules from Great Britain, Ireland, or Fiji....................................
| 14 |
Horses, asses and
mules from Canada, United States of America or France.............
| 28 |
Asses from Spain or
Portugal...............................................................................
| 28 |
Cattle from Great
Britain, Ireland, Canada, or the United States of America............
| 60 |
Swine from Great Britain,
Ireland, or Canada........................................................
| 14 |
Sheep and goats from
Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, or the United States of America
| 30 |
Dogs from Great
Britain or Ireland.......................................................................
| 60 |
Rabbits from Great
Britain, Ireland, or New Zealand.............................................
| 14 |
Provided that when it can be shown
to the satisfaction of the Chief Quarantine Officer that the vessel upon which
the animals are carried did not carry any animals between intermediate ports on
the current voyage, the following periods shall apply—
Days. |
Horses, asses and mules from Great Britain, Ireland
or Fiji shall not be isolated in quarantine unless they are suspected to be
suffering from any disease.
|
Horses, asses and
mules from Canada, United States of America or France............
| 7 |
Asses from Spain or
Portugal..............................................................................
| 7 |
Cattle from Great
Britain, Ireland, Canada, or the United States of America...........
| 30 |
Together with a
further period under quarantine surveillance of not less than....
| 30 |
Swine from Great
Britain, Ireland, or Canada.......................................................
| 7 |
Sheep and goats from
Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, or the United States of America
| 21 |
Dogs from Great
Britain or Ireland...........................................................................
| 60 |
Rabbits from Great
Britain, Ireland, or New Zealand.................................................
| 14 |
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By
Authority: L. F. Johnston,
Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.